James Boswell [1821], The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: comprehending A Life of the Poet, and an enlarged history of the stage, by the late Edmond Malone. With a new glossarial index (J. Deighton and Sons, Cambridge) [word count] [S10201].
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SCENE II.
A Street.
Enter a Herald, with a Proclamation; People following.
Her.
It is Othello's pleasure, our noble and valiant
general, that, upon certain tidings now arrived,
importing the mere perdition4 note
of the Turkish fleet,
every man put himself into triumph5 note
; some to
dance, some to make bonfires, each man to what
sport and revels his addiction6 note leads him; for, besides
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these beneficial news, it is the celebration of
his nuptials: So much was his pleasure should be
proclaimed. All offices are open7 note
; and there is
full liberty of feasting8 note, from this present hour of
five, till the bell hath told eleven. Heaven bless
the isle of Cyprus, and our noble general, Othello!
[Exeunt.
James Boswell [1821], The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: comprehending A Life of the Poet, and an enlarged history of the stage, by the late Edmond Malone. With a new glossarial index (J. Deighton and Sons, Cambridge) [word count] [S10201].
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